Re: [SOLVED] [PHP] how to dynamically generate list of arguments to pass to array_diff

On Feb 18, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Simon J Welsh wrote: > > On 19/02/2011, at 8:07 AM, Mari Masuda wrote: >> My question is is there a way to call the built-in array_diff with a dynamically generated >> list of arguments? I was thinking maybe there would be a way to do this with variable variables or >> if I generated a string that could be parsed by PHP but I have only succeeded in confusing myself >> further. Thanks for any suggestions. >> >> Mari > > call_user_func_array('array_diff', $this->array_of_arrays); > > http://php.net/call_user_func_array > > Though from your example, passing multiple arrays to array_diff is not what you're after, > as it just returns the items in the first array that are not in any of the others. > --- > Simon Welsh > Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ > > Who said Microsoft never created a bug-free program? The blue screen never, ever crashes! > > http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/gimme.cgi?wid=81d520e5e > Hi Simon, Thank you for the info on call_user_func_array and for pointing out my error! (That bug would partially explain why I have been beating my head against the wall for the last several days.) call_user_func_array is exactly what I need. Thanks again! Mari